Tiger aims for 2000 form

TIGER WOODS last night came out on the side of Padraig Harrington’s viewpoint, that winning the US Open Championship very often involves playing a lot of boring golf.

Woods goes into the tournament beginning at Olympia Fields tomorrow as 5 to 2 favourite and with the usual huge level of expectation hanging over him.

Woods gave the performance of his life when capturing the title by a massive fifteen shot margin at Pebble Beach in 2000 and is the defending champion after another relatively clearcut success at Bethpage Park twelve months ago.